The Eucharist is the third sacrament of Initiation by which Catholics partake of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. The Eucharist is seen as "the source and summit" of Christian living. So important is it that participation in the Eucharistic celebration is seen as obligatory on every Sunday and Holy Day and is encouraged on other days.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist ‘the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained.’ This presence is called “real” too, but because it is presence in the fullest sense: that is to say, it is asubstantial presence by which Christ, God and man, makes himself wholly and entirely present” [No. 1374].
FIRST EUCHARIST
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
March 9, 2020 Parent and Child Eucharist Formation Meeting 6:30-8:00 pm in Kramer Hall April 1, 2020 Jesus Day Volunteer Meeting 6-7 pm in Jansen Center
April 4, 2020 Jesus Day 8:00 to Noon in the Parish Center
April 22, 2020 PSR Parent and Child Eucharist Class
April 25 & 26, 2020 First Communion Celebrations
CRITERIA FOR READINESS
The candidate:
Classes for First Eucharist for older children and youth are scheduled each year through the RCIA for children.
Please contact the Jansen Center (426-1733 x 301) for more information.